This spring Alessandro developed a new line for professional hand and nail care that covers needs of young, adult and mature skin. You can find manicure bath, exfoliant, hand cream, hand mousse, nail and cuticle oil, nail strengthener and cuticle remover, all under line name ManiQURE. I've been trying out Alessandro ManiQURE Hand and Nail Mousse since I got it at cosmetics expo (it hasn't left my bag since then), and since it is now nearly used up, it is time to share my thoughts about this product.

Alessandro ManiQURE Hand and Nail Mousse is intensive care cream for dry, rough skin. It is richer and thicker than Alessandro ManiQURE Hand and Nail Cream (counterintuitively, mousse, which I'd expect to be lighter, fluffier, here is used for more intensive hand care). It contains several moisturisers (glycerine, grape seed oil, panthenol, allantoin, sodium hyaluronate), atioxidants (grape seed oil, tocopheryl acetate), as well as keratin and biotin for nail care. Even though it is rich, this cream is not greasy at all. On the contrary, it is very moist and absorbs quickly. Any tightness or tingling sensation (if you have dry, tingly skin) are gone as soon as mousse sinks in. It does not leave greasy residue, but I do feel some silky layer on my skin and I can see on my nails that it is waxy. However, it does not feel heavy and I don't leave oily/waxy marks around me. Normally, I have to apply hand cream whenever I wash my hands or whenever my hands are in contact with water. I don't have to do it with ManiQURE. I can apply it once per day, maybe even less often, which makes this a perfect hand cream for me, especially for winter, when my skin is more dry.

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